When the Qin Dynasty was on the verge of destruction and heroes were vying for power in the Central Plains, the most dazzling overlord of Western Chu swept across the world, only to be defeated by Liu Bang. After being weakened by Han Xin through ambushes from all sides, he was exhausted and separated, and was trapped in Gaixia. At that time, Western Chu

What does it feel like to be an overlord?

Tokugawa Iemitsu was wearing a large armor, kneeling on the castle tower, calmly looking at the Edo Castle that was in flames.

At that time, did the Overlord of Western Chu realize that everything was irreversible?

The Overlord of Western Chu had defeated countless times, but one defeat brought it to a complete end. Wasn't the same true for the shogunate?

From the forbearance during the Toyotomi Hideyoshi period, to the connection after the Korean War, to the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, it was like the ancestral dragon in the Central Plains died and the earth was divided.

During the war, the Western Chu overlord was as dazzling as he was.

Then there were battles one after another, including the Osaka Summer Formation and the Osaka Winter Formation, which swept through the Buchanan unified shogunate and seemed to be the undoubted leader of the world.

But with one failure, all the glory in the past collapsed, and the tall castle tower also collapsed in an instant.

Doesn’t Tokugawa Iemitsu want to stick to it?

Doesn't he want to fight?

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After the failure of the Edo-Yokohama battle, the Mishin clan was unwilling to provide more power to the shogunate. However, those clan generations were not as powerful as the shin clan, and after losing a large number of family members and money and food, they also chose

flinched.

Therefore, in the huge Edo City, there were originally 70,000 to 80,000 troops gathered, but at this time, there were less than 20,000 left.

The daimyo even watched the outcome of the shogunate with cold eyes.

Tokugawa Iemitsu knew that he was at the end of his rope. Along the way, he had betrayed his relatives and deserted him after just one failure. He felt that he had understood a bit of the state of mind of the overlord of Western Chu: betraying his relatives and deserting his relatives, there was no way forward, and he had ruined the investors' investment.

, he had no shame in returning to Jiangdong, just as he had no shame in escaping from Edo.

After all, in this war, does it matter who is right and who is wrong?

There is no point in blaming the Ming Dynasty for attacking. The strong are always superior to the weak. The Ming Dynasty is strong so it can bully the shogunate, just like Toyotomi Hideyoshi was strong enough to bully North Korea. If he had not made such a decision, if he had not

You can clearly understand the true strength of the shogunate. If you can get rid of the haze above your head, you can see the various hidden peeps outside the glorious shogunate.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was confused. Under his seemingly calm face, he couldn't stop thinking wildly in his heart. Even he himself couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

This burning Edo Castle, filled with flames, smoke, explosions, howls, screams, ferociousness, and blood, this hell on earth, made Tokugawa Iemitsu feel that everything he insisted on was meaningless.

Just like a solid piece of ice, it feels extremely hard and indestructible when you stay in the well, but when you leave the well and are exposed to the sun, it melts.

Tokugawa Iemitsu stood up slowly. The veterans behind him, the samurai who were still loyal to the Tokugawa family, stared blankly at Tokugawa Iemitsu's figure.

Putting on the devil's sword and holding the katana tightly, Tokugawa Iemitsu said:

Gentlemen, I am going to meet my end.

The warriors all bowed their heads: General, please let us accompany you to witness the ending.

Things are sad in Japan, just like the cherry blossoms that bloom with all their strength and then wither and scatter into the soil. The samurai will not refuse Naruhito. This is the case for Tokugawa Iemitsu, and the same is true for the samurai.

With grief and intention to die, he walked down the castle tower with the samurai who were loyal to him, and saw the samurai and ashigaru who were still guarding the shogunate. They were wearing the Mitsuha Aoi coat of arms of the Tokugawa family.

The soldiers still held their weapons to express their loyalty to the shogunate.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's eyes were red. Even now, he still has the trust of so many people. He must do something.

Cries of death, wailing, begging for mercy, and crying continued to spread in Edo City. Even in the shogunate, the noise like the dancing demons outside could be heard.

After more than 30,000 surrendered Japanese servants *** changed their identities, they became fierce

Like a hungry wolf, venting his suppressed emotions.

After all, Japan is not only sad, but also depressive. On weekdays, everyone wears a face to hide their true emotions, and only at this time can they vent.

When these repressed people began to vent without any scruples, the end of Edo was doomed.

When these servant armies gathered together and prepared to attack the shogunate, which they had never dared to imagine before, the shogunate's door opened wide.

The ashigaru samurai wearing the Mitsuha Aoi coat of arms and the Tōmaru, the Hatamoto samurai riding a low Japanese horse wearing a belly roll, holding a spear and a big flag, and the one surrounded by the general wearing the gorgeous shogun armor.

, Tokugawa Iemitsu wearing a demonic kabuto and holding a naginata.

Until then, the servants finally woke up for a moment. They looked at Tokugawa Iemitsu in fear, the former master of Japan, their master. Until now, they still retain a trace of fear towards the shogunate.

Tokugawa Iemitsu calmly looked at the darkness surrounding the shogunate, who looked like hungry wolves but were actually similar to wild dogs. He raised his naginata and was about to say something when he heard a large number of horse hooves.

The sound came.

It turned out that I don't know when the Ming army's large-scale artillery bombardment had stopped. Now there were only sporadic bombardments in twos and threes. It seemed that the two behemoths on the Edo Bay were still showing their presence.

After the artillery fire ceased, the Ming army entered the city.

The servants also realized this and spread out to both sides to leave a road in the middle. The crisp sound of hoofs stepping on the road gathered together, which was the power of thousands of cavalry charging.

These thousands of cavalry roared like a torrent with sweeping power. The roar of the horses' hooves was no less than that of artillery. Thousands of cavalry wearing iron armor and tasseled helmets rushed in like this, but after arriving at the shogunate, they

They stopped at the same time. The sweeping wind and waves and the pressure brought by the impact forced the shogunate troops to retreat one after another, each of them looking extremely frightened.

If these cavalry had not stopped just now, they, the samurai of the shogunate, would have been trampled to pieces.

Such ultimate control and terrifying organizational power only demonstrate the power of the Ming army.

With the sound of a series of horse hoofbeats, Tian Yunguang appeared in front of Tokugawa Iemitsu. Looking at the general wearing fine scale armor, a long tasseled helmet and a red battle cloak on the back, Tokugawa Iemitsu looked a little dazed. This is

A general of the Ming army?

Tokugawa Iemitsu, the great shogunate who conquered the barbarians?

Tian Yunguang looked up and down, as if he was not looking at a person, but at a piece of goods or an achievement.

drop!

drop!

drop!

The knights of the Ming army shouted in low voices. Under the double pressure of the invisible momentum of thousands of people's unanimous oppression and the current desperate situation, the samurai of the shogunate could hardly hold the weapons in their hands.

Tokugawa Iemitsu slowly looked at the rebel wild dogs around him who wanted to swarm up to eat him, and then at the samurai behind him. He stuck his naginata on the ground, turned around and took out his own saber, intending to commit suicide.

The next moment, the sword in Tian Yunguang's hand flew away Tokugawa Iemitsu's saber.

Take it!

The knight stepped forward and pulled the frustrated Tokugawa Iemitsu off his horse. Tian Yunguang snorted coldly:

wanna die?

Your life or death is not up to you, it is up to Ming Dynasty to decide.

As he said this, Tian Yunguang stopped looking at this loser:

Follow orders left and right!

Drive away all the decorative flags of the Tokugawa family and put out the fire.

From now on, order will be restored in Edo. Those who cause chaos and steal will be punished; those who take advantage of the situation and rob will be punished;

It is obviously unrealistic to issue extraordinary orders in extraordinary times and demand Japan according to the situation of the Ming Dynasty. What's more, Japan's future outcome is already destined. What the Ming Dynasty wants is a Japan that maintains basic order.

Tokugawa Iemitsu was imprisoned in the shogunate. This residence, which was originally a symbol of the glory and authority of the Tokugawa family and the general who conquered the barbarians, has now become a trophy of the Ming army.

The people who lived there were no longer him as a prisoner, but General Zhao Yuqi, the Ming Dynasty General Zhengdong and the President of the Four Towns.

It was only at this time that Tokugawa Iemitsu realized that the Ming Dynasty general who captured him that day was just a partial general, a third-rank general to be precise.

The man in front of him was a second-rank general, the real person in charge of the Ming army in Japan.

After Tokugawa Iemitsu was captured and the remaining force of the shogunate surrendered, the entire Edo and its affiliated areas were brought under the control of the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty did not continue to expand. Instead, it cleaned up the ruins of Edo and appeased it.

The people maintained order, and on the other hand, they sent people to inform the pro-vassal, genealogical and foreign daimyo so that they could discuss the future issues of Japan.

Obviously, the Ming army has already shown its attitude, that is, it will not take action against them, and it does not have much interest in Japan.

This posture and the fact that the Ming army had indeed been shrinking during this period made these big names send people to discuss it one after another. As for the big names themselves, few dared to come in person.

Now these envoys from the feudal lords, gendai, and daimyo from the Kanto region are gathered in Edo Castle, quietly waiting for the terms of the Ming army.

Yes, they know very well that they are here to listen to the conditions proposed by the Ming Army. The Ming Army will not be stationed in Japan permanently, so the Ming Army only proposes the conditions of the winner. As for whether to agree or not?

Anyway, what was given out belonged to the shogunate, not theirs.

Soon, these daimyo envoys met the current owner of Edo, Ming Army General Zhao Yuqi.

Great General of the Kingdom of China.

The envoys were very self-aware, and after seeing Zhao Yuqi, they all saluted to show that they had surrendered.

Zhao Yuqi smiled, and soon a waiter brought tea, meals, etc.

It's not the pitiful Japanese food of a small dried salted fish, a few pickled radishes, a few slices of cabbage or seaweed, plus a roasted bird or an extra bowl of chazuke rice, which is the so-called luxurious meal, but a very standard Ming Dynasty military meal

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Don’t mind the ordinary wartime food. Zhao Yuqi said.

But the envoys were stunned when they looked at the bowls of food in front of them. The stewed soft and fragrant meat, the fried vegetables with fragrant aroma, stewed potatoes, fresh fish soup, etc., these were the battles of the Ming army.

Time for food?

How could the Ming army eat so well during the war?

Is this general food?

Although they did not understand why there was such a sumptuous meal, the envoys still ate it with gratitude.

Japan's land is small and its products are poor. Even the two meals a day for the daimyo and the general are very exquisite, or pitiful. A small bowl of rice, a stick of roasted fish, a few radishes, and a bowl of cabbage and tofu soup are the general's meals.

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It’s not that they don’t want to be full, but they still have to make a distinction between having a full meal and surviving. A full meal may mean starving for three days, so it’s better to eat a little a day to survive.

They were used to eating meager, sparse and bland meals, but when so many big fish and meat were suddenly served to them, it was the first time that these envoys felt so full, even to the point of being stuffed.

From the beginning to the end, Zhao Yuqi said nothing to them and simply invited them to have a meal.

After leaving the residence of the shogunate, these envoys first chatted and exchanged what they had seen and heard during this period. Only then did they realize how powerful the Ming Dynasty was. The Ming Dynasty was powerful in all aspects, but looking at the simplest thing, the Ming army's food for one day

Three meals, three full meals, meat and fish every day, enough rice and pasta, and enough vegetables. Even now in Japan, the Ming Dynasty can still provide such sufficient logistics.

This aspect alone was enough for these envoys to understand how huge the gap between Japan and the Ming Dynasty was.

In the following days, Zhao Yuqi would treat these envoys to lunch every day. The food standards were the same, that is, what the Ming army soldiers ate, they ate accordingly.

After eating for seven days in a row, these envoys received the latest news. The Ming army had captured Kyoto. The eleven-year-old Emperor Mingzheng had become the latest prisoner of the Ming army, including the ministers, who all succumbed to the iron cavalry of the Ming army.

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And it was only more than ten thousand Ming troops who did all this.

It was not until this moment that these messengers truly realized

, the gap between them is not just that.

They never had the right to choose or decide, everything was under the control of the Ming Dynasty.

With Emperor Meisho being captured, the daimyo from various places finally couldn't stand it any longer. These daimyo once again sent envoys to Edo, hoping to see Zhao Yuqi and get the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards Japan.

And this time Zhao Yuqi finally started talking about business.

At this time, most of the famous envoys who could come had arrived, and Zhao Yuqi, who had not arrived, did not want to wait any longer.

In the residence of the former shogunate, Zhao Yuqi looked at these famous envoys and slowly stated the conditions of the Ming Dynasty:

The East is a whole. Under the leadership of the Ming Dynasty, countries are open to trade, exchanges and communication with each other. This is a principle that must be maintained. However, the shogunate Tokugawa Iemitsu violated this and insisted on his own way, so he must pay the price for it.

Tokugawa Iemitsu will be taken to the Ming Dynasty to accept the treatment of the imperial court.

At the same time, not only the shogunate, but your court also needs to issue a confession statement. This cannot be refuted.

Not only Tokugawa Iemitsu, Emperor Meisho also had to be punished originally, but she was still young and everything was done by the shogunate. She had no right to resist, so Emperor Meisho was not punished, but she had to go to the Ming Dynasty to live in the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty will provide her with all-round care, including the best teachers, the best education, and daily living consistent with her status. When Emperor Mingsho reaches adulthood and can handle Japan's government affairs, he will return to Japan.

Moreover, starting from Emperor Meisho, every emperor in the future must be approved by me, the Ming Dynasty.

Listening to the conditions proposed by Zhao Yuqi, these daimyo envoys were all silent. They wanted to refute, but they did not dare, because they represented not only themselves, but also the daimyo lords behind them.

At present, the Ming Dynasty only sent 30,000 people to punish the shogunate. What if the Ming Dynasty really wants to attack the entire Japan?

There is no need for more. If another 50,000 or 60,000 people come, who in Japan can resist?

Even if the Guandong princes united, they could not resist the Ming Dynasty.

In this case, if you can still preserve your status and strength, these things don't seem to be too important.

Zhao Yuqi knows the attitude of these people very well. As long as you defeat them once, they will surrender and admit defeat. As long as you continue to remain strong, they will admit all conditions, no matter how unreasonable.

But once they show the slightest hint of weakness, these guys who are accustomed to gambling will fight back at all costs.

For now, under the Ming Dynasty's powerful sweep of the shogunate, these Japanese daimyo, who were frightened and had their bones broken, will only be obedient. What's more, the Ming Dynasty still has tens of thousands of servants and soldiers in Japan. These hyenas rely on

With the power of the Ming master, every one of them wanted to eat people with all their teeth and claws.

Zhao Yuqi looked at the reactions of these messengers and continued:

Apart from this, there is no need for the current shogunate to exist.

Since the current shogunate cannot prevent Tokugawa Iemitsu from making wrong decisions, there is no need for it to exist.

As for the new shogunate, you can decide among yourselves

Zhao Yuqi told all the conditions of Ming Dynasty's treatment of Japan.

These conditions include:

The emperor must be chosen by the Ming Dynasty, and no one else can claim to be emperor. An emperor without the seal of the Ming Dynasty will not be recognized by the entire Eastern world, including the Ming Dynasty.

The current shogunate was all abolished, and the shogunate Tokugawa Iemitsu and a group of senior officials went to the Ming Dynasty to accept their crimes;

All the surrendered samurai ashigaru and the noble samurai are all innocent, and the shogunate cannot deal with these people;

The next shogun will be elected by all the Japanese feudal lords through discussion, and the Ming Dynasty will not make any decisions;

Japan is open to all fronts, and the shogunate cannot obstruct trade between countries. At the same time, all goods of the Ming Dynasty enjoy certain tax-free conditions in Japan. If Ming people break the law in Japan, the Ming Dynasty will deal with it, and the shogunate has no right to impose penalties;

Edo, Kyoto, and Nagasaki were under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty would station troops in these three places and hire soldiers to monitor them to prevent Japan from causing chaos again;

The Iwami Silver Mine was mined by the Ming Dynasty, and the ore was divided into parts after the Ming Dynasty negotiated with the shogunate.

Listed item by item, none of these feudal lords objected.

Some may want to refute, but people around them don't speak, and they don't dare to express their opinions easily.

In this way, the joint statement issued by Ming Dynasty and Japan was officially released. This statement caused people with lofty ideals in Japan to wail, saying that Japan would no longer be Japan in the future, but ordinary Japanese people did not feel anything. They were still struggling for survival.

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As for those big names and businessmen, they saw unlimited opportunities.

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